GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |